Biochemical compositional and technological characterizations of black and white myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) fruits

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-88

  Haciseferoǧullari, Haydar ^a   Özcan, Mehmet Musa ^a   Arslan, Derya ^a   Ünever, Ahmet ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Composition; Minerals; Myrtle; Myrtus communis; Physical properties

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL SOLUBLE; BULK DENSITY; CRUDE PROTEINS; DRY MATTERS; DYNAMIC COEFFICIENT; FOOD CROPS; GEOMETRIC MEAN; KERNEL DENSITY; MYRTLE; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; PROJECTED AREA; TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; TERMINAL VELOCITY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CITRIC ACID; CRUDE OIL; MINERALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SODIUM;

FRUITS;

MYRTUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84857055212     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-011-0253-z     Document Type: Article

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